Connect to other internet through another

[tal ormanda]

I play a game and logs your IP you last logged in from. Just being curious I was wondering if there was a way I could connect to my home network then connect to the game to make it appear I'm logging in from my home network while on a different one entirely?

[VideoRipper]

Yes you can, you'll need a proxy or gateway to achieve that.

(But be warned: most game-servers ban known proxies)

[tal ormanda]

How do you do it?

[VideoRipper]

Remember that Google is always your best friend

Greetz,

Peter.

[tal ormanda]

I know how to use a proxy. How do I make /my/ home internet as the proxy for when I am on another and want to make it appear to be on my internet on the game?

[MrJinje]

1) Install Windows Small Business Server Premium.

2) Follow all basic wizards, change DVD's when prompted.

3) After all the automated stuff is complete, enable the VPN (it's installed by default, just needs enabling)

4) Install the optional ISA 2006. Enable firewall to allow VPN connections through.

5) Connect client to the VPN remotely.

6) Configure client to proxy through SBS server + I think it was port 8080 by default (via IE Internet Options).

7) You may get prompted again to enter domain creds before you can access the internet via the proxy, and you may also need to open any special ports your game may require (from inside ISA 2006 firewall)

Basically the same thing can be done from linux, if you know how to install a firewall + vpn + provide proxy service internally. I'm sure if you throw some money at a store bought router + VPN that might also work too (expensive though).

Both the linux and Microsoft methods could be hosted from a VM, you don't have to have an actual "server" per se

FYI, unless you have really good upload speed at your home, your VPN network will be a bottleneck

Edited March 10, 2010 by MrJinje

[joakim]

Could it possibly be easier to install an ssh server on the home machine. Then establish the tunnel and configure the application to use socks proxy (assuming it is a configurable option). Tip: port 443 sometimes works better in certain environments..

Joakim

[gamehead200]

Could it possibly be easier to install an ssh server on the home machine. Then establish the tunnel and configure the application to use socks proxy (assuming it is a configurable option). Tip: port 443 sometimes works better in certain environments..

Joakim

If it isn't a configurable option but you have the option to define a game server to connect to, you could always just setup a static tunnel over SSH, pointing that to the actual game server and the port the game uses to connect.